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the candidates, especially romney, are growing more department on money from superpacs. outside groups that raise and spend limitless amounts of cash. >>> a hit and run driver in philadelphia has turned herself in after shocking surveillance video made public. we want to tell you, the young victim you're about to see is fine this morning. a woman driving down street as a 9-year-old girl tries cross on her bike. >> wow. >> driver speeds off without stopping to check on her. the good news, the young girl is making a full recovery from her injury. >>> we turn to a milestone from the monarchy. queen elizabeth celebrating 60 years on the throne, her diamond jubil jubilee. her grandson's new inlaws are about to cash in big time. >> reporter: the queen is about to celebrate 60 years on the throne and her loyal subjects will party last tick 1999. kate will be at the queen's side. but her parents will be hawking teapots at ten bucks a pop. five bucks and change for a four-pack of these. >> there's an extremely fine line between being fmly of the future queen and being seen to cas
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this is perhaps romney's biggest weakness. david kerley has more from the white house. >> good morning. by all measures this is still a close race. couple of weeks to the debates. one question that mitt romney is having a big hard time winning. who do you like? so, get ready for another charm offensive. yesterday, romney went to his grandson's soccer game. this week, he and wife ann appeared on live with kelly and michael. >> honey boo boo or snooki? >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> by the way, ann squeezes the tooth paste from the top. mitt from the bottom. why the warm and fuzzy? while the president has a slight lead among expected lead he's running away in the likability figures? the president will laugh it up on the letterman show. which candidate is more personab personable? more likable? it's obama 61%. who would you want to have dinner with, 52%. but the real worry for romney is the question about the economy. which the obama campaign set up in a new ad. >> he keeps saying it. >> this president can't tell us that you're
this is perhaps romney's biggest weakness. david kerley has more from the white house. >> good morning. by all measures this is still a close race. couple of weeks to the debates. one question that mitt romney is having a big hard time winning. who do you like? so, get ready for another charm offensive. yesterday, romney went to his grandson's soccer game. this week, he and wife ann appeared on live with kelly and michael. >> honey boo boo or snooki? >> i'm kind of a snooki...
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romney in the talk show circuit. taking on what may be his bigge biggest liability. >>> plus, the royal scandal over the publication over kate's topless photos is spreading. with prince william saying that he wants to see people jailed for it. we're with the royal couple as they continue their ten-day tour of the far east. he's defending his wife. >> he's angry. >>> this is video of cops speeding out of control. here's the kicker, these officers are off-duty, horsing around. critics say that cops are speeding way too often. and it is increasingly being caught on videotape. one has been nailed. we have his story coming up. >>> we'll start with the 18-year-old from the suburbs from the chicago, who police said, stood out of a crowded bar and pressed a trigger. the bomb wasn't real. abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas has the latest this morning from washington. pierre, what do we know. >> reporter: the fbi said that the suspect had deadly intentions. according to authorities adel daoud b, age, 18, prayed as
romney in the talk show circuit. taking on what may be his bigge biggest liability. >>> plus, the royal scandal over the publication over kate's topless photos is spreading. with prince william saying that he wants to see people jailed for it. we're with the royal couple as they continue their ten-day tour of the far east. he's defending his wife. >> he's angry. >>> this is video of cops speeding out of control. here's the kicker, these officers are off-duty, horsing...
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so now, when mitt romney talks about what he'd do as president... i know what it takes to create jobs. [ male announcer ] remember, we've heard it all before. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] romney economics. it didn't work then, and it won't work now. >>> what did you say? >> your mother's [ bleep ]. >> oh, is she? what did she do wrong? >> she lives and see breathe. >> that's bristol palin, the famous daughter of sarah palin. it all started with a barroom fight. well, now, sarah palin's daughter is back in the headlines. she's not backing down. >> you know, he said that it ruined his life. but he started the fight. >> she was defending her mother. i don't blame her. >>> in honor of father's day, we're temporarily tweaking our mom testers series, thousands of you applied, we're using dad testers. they tested this bacon wave. >> we made it easy for them with something like bacon. >> we'll take you to a field of dreams where one really did come true, an incredible game-winning play that you just got to see in our "fixation" segment co
so now, when mitt romney talks about what he'd do as president... i know what it takes to create jobs. [ male announcer ] remember, we've heard it all before. i know how jobs are created. [ male announcer ] romney economics. it didn't work then, and it won't work now. >>> what did you say? >> your mother's [ bleep ]. >> oh, is she? what did she do wrong? >> she lives and see breathe. >> that's bristol palin, the famous daughter of sarah palin. it all started...
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romney is behind in all of the battleground states. this is the last big audience that mitt romney is going to have with about 4 1/2 weeks to go. the third debate in late october n the battle ground states, because of this early voting a third of the voters with votes already in the can. >> so far, the polls at least that mitt romney hasn't been able to capitalize on the economy right now. do you think that he could do that with foreign policy? >> that's right. the president is facing a lot of questions of the american ambassador chris stevens in benghazi. >> going to be something. thank you so much. >>> don't forget to watch "this week" later this morning. george's guests will include chris christie and david plouffe. >>> tune in wednesday of special coverage of one-on-one the candidates debate. at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> george and diane hosting the debate wednesday night. >>> an embarrassing week for airport screeners. now, more ominously two incidents of loaded guns making it through the x-ray machines undetected. >> good morning to
romney is behind in all of the battleground states. this is the last big audience that mitt romney is going to have with about 4 1/2 weeks to go. the third debate in late october n the battle ground states, because of this early voting a third of the voters with votes already in the can. >> so far, the polls at least that mitt romney hasn't been able to capitalize on the economy right now. do you think that he could do that with foreign policy? >> that's right. the president is...
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mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look strong and forceful, not passive. he needs to avoid appearing irritable or impatient. and don't be long-winded. >> they need him to answer questions short, concise. and to the point. it's more his mannerismsened his style and the way he comes across. >> the pressure is on for this first debate. it could be a huge audience. anywhere between 50 million to 65 million people may tune in to see these two men square off on wednesday night. >> david, thank you. >> great to see you live, david. >>> let's bring in "this week" host george stephanopoulos. also live, for more on this. the goal wednesday night is for each candidate to focus on the other person's weakness. >> exactly. after seeing ron
mitt romney has to avoid appearing detached. his to-do list, the three cs, show compassion, that he's competent and that he can indeed connect the voters. >> on those three cs, that's where he's got to really do well. >> reporter: while they lead in the polls, team obama know that debates can be a game-changer. so the president will have to look strong and forceful, not passive. he needs to avoid appearing irritable or impatient. and don't be long-winded. >> they need him to...
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romney's 47% comment. by the way, that was the president's first visit to wisconsin in 220 days showing just how team obama hoping to blunt any momentum romney may gain in those battleground states. >>> for more on all of this, let's bring in the hard egs working man in news, his name is george stephanopoulos. how is that for an intree? >> like it. >> his advisers are saying it needs a reset. >> number one, he just -- he has to have do no harm strategy. knowing that the president is going to pounce on anything that might resemble a pounce. saturate the battleground states with mitt romney. right now, he's behind or barely tied in any single battleground. he's not ahead. number three, he's got to focus, again, hard on the economy, one of this things that's helping president obama right now is more and more americans think the country is going in the right direction and he's pulled to even with romney on the economy. >> another big turning point in ten days, the debate, the first debate, they say this is a r
romney's 47% comment. by the way, that was the president's first visit to wisconsin in 220 days showing just how team obama hoping to blunt any momentum romney may gain in those battleground states. >>> for more on all of this, let's bring in the hard egs working man in news, his name is george stephanopoulos. how is that for an intree? >> like it. >> his advisers are saying it needs a reset. >> number one, he just -- he has to have do no harm strategy. knowing that...
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how well does mitt romney have to do for us to start writing the mitt romney comeback story? >> he has to do very well. he's in a race that's a five-point or six-point national decline on his part. he's losing in all of the electoral states. he does not want to get in a situation where this goes past him and he can't catch up. he's got to do it on october 3rd. and he has to do well. and i think the race will close. he'll show up and do reasonably well. but he has to do that. >> you have said in your online column that it's more about style than substance for him. why? >> if you take a look at the history of debates, it's not really about policy specifics. it's not really about facts. people have heard a lot about that. they've seen it. they've read it. it's more about the cues that indicate the personality or how they're going to be or mannerisms. every debate has changed because of somebody's mannerisms or style did badly or did well. that's where changes occur. >> going through the primaries, i believe he debated 20 times. in a lot of the debates, everybody was attacking hi
how well does mitt romney have to do for us to start writing the mitt romney comeback story? >> he has to do very well. he's in a race that's a five-point or six-point national decline on his part. he's losing in all of the electoral states. he does not want to get in a situation where this goes past him and he can't catch up. he's got to do it on october 3rd. and he has to do well. and i think the race will close. he'll show up and do reasonably well. but he has to do that. >> you...
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mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. ♪ dancing with myself >>> love that image. a very long campaign has just come to an end with a successful ending. a seattle man celebrating his birthday. it was the birthday of a lifetime, with rock legend, billy idol. >> he got the idea to do this about two years ago. and he launched a long and sometimes seemingly quixotic mission, refusing to quit until mr. idol said yes. clayton sandell has the story. >> reporter: it may be seattle's most epic 26th birthday party ever. ♪ dancing with myself >> reporter: billy idol making a special appearance for michael henrichsen and 2,000 of his closest friends. tw
mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. ♪ dancing with myself >>> love that image. a very long...
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the latest finds him with a ten-point lead over mitt romney. new research says the candidates especially romney are gaining more money from super pacs outside groups to spend limitless amounts of cash. >>> we turn to the milestone of queen elizabeth celebrating her diamond jubilee. and it turns out that her grandson's new in-laws are about to cash in big time. abc's nick watt explains. >> reporter: the queen is about to celebrate 60 years on the british throne. and her loyal subjects will party like it's 1999. kate will be at the queen's side. but her parents will be hawking cardboard teapots at ten bucks a pop and paper plates with queen's heads on them. five bucks and change for a four-pack. >> there's an extremely fine line between being family of the future queen and being seen to cash in on the royal state list. >> reporter: the middletons sold party hats at the time of their lovely daughter's wedding. they made millions. but as "the daily mail" said with a sneer, some might question whether their efforts could have been a teensy bit less
the latest finds him with a ten-point lead over mitt romney. new research says the candidates especially romney are gaining more money from super pacs outside groups to spend limitless amounts of cash. >>> we turn to the milestone of queen elizabeth celebrating her diamond jubilee. and it turns out that her grandson's new in-laws are about to cash in big time. abc's nick watt explains. >> reporter: the queen is about to celebrate 60 years on the british throne. and her loyal...
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mitt romney is here in florida. this battleground state. and he comes to florida without one of his most potent weapons because that jobs reporter raced the claim that the unemployment rate has been above 8% for nearly four years. that change completely altered the political landscape and narrative of the last week. in virginia, there was no public high-fiving. but the jobs numbers were cheered by supporters of the president. >> the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i took office. >> reporter: also in virginia, mitt romney's post-debate momentum ran smack right into those breakthrough numbers. >> more and more people have just stopped looking for work. >> reporter: romney tried to spin the unemployment rate. >> the truth is, if the same share of people were participating in the workforce today, on the day the president got elected, the unemployment rate would be around 11%. >> reporter: the president, who spoke before romney, saw that charge coming. >> today's news, certainly is not an excuse to try to talk down the eco
mitt romney is here in florida. this battleground state. and he comes to florida without one of his most potent weapons because that jobs reporter raced the claim that the unemployment rate has been above 8% for nearly four years. that change completely altered the political landscape and narrative of the last week. in virginia, there was no public high-fiving. but the jobs numbers were cheered by supporters of the president. >> the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since i...
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you saw mitt romney doing that over the weekend. the way he's going to win this race is if he convinces those undecided voters that he's got the better answers on the economy. that is still issue number one, two and three. >> it's going to be something you're going to be covering wednesday night during the debate. george, thanks so much. don't forget to watch abc's "this week" later this morning. george's guests include governor chris christie and white house adviser david plouffe. tune in wednesday for our special coverage of "one on one," the candidates debate. 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. >>> a supremely embarrassing week for this nation's airport screeners. not only did abc's brian ross bust one tsa screener for making off with an ipad left at security, but two incidents of loaded guns making it through the x-ray machines undetected. abc's mark greenblatt is at new york's laguardia airport. this morning, mark, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, dan. frequent travelers often complain about invasive screening procedures h
you saw mitt romney doing that over the weekend. the way he's going to win this race is if he convinces those undecided voters that he's got the better answers on the economy. that is still issue number one, two and three. >> it's going to be something you're going to be covering wednesday night during the debate. george, thanks so much. don't forget to watch abc's "this week" later this morning. george's guests include governor chris christie and white house adviser david...
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it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy to create a short-term political goal. it hasn't been exploited by the campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a town hall format? >> the president draws off crowds. this will be good for him. nondomestic issues, social issues, that puts mitt romney in a tricky spot reaching towards the center. >> tuesday night, we'll have the debate at 9:00 eastern. >>> and tomorrow on "this week," you'll hear from rob portman and beau biden. >>> we're going to turn to "operation dotcom," the police sting that nabbed almost two dozen people allegedly selling drugs on craigslist. a website where just about everything 3457bimaginable is o sale. mark greenblatt is here with this story. >> reporter: good morning to you. one of those charged here is a former intern to a new jersey senator. and those peddling drugs
it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy to create a short-term political goal. it hasn't been exploited by the campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a town hall format? >> the president draws off crowds. this will be good for him. nondomestic issues, social issues, that puts...
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why does the romney camp release so many ads now? >> reporter: focus now is on intense key battleground states. and romney is likely to make history this election cycle. becoming the first challenger to outspend a sitting president. >> and, david, how worried are the administration about losing the bounced that hay had from the convention. >> reporter: they're waiting for the next polls to come out after both conventions. look for the president over the next couple of weeks, before the debates, to be out in the battleground states, asking voters to go vote early. they'd like to bank as many votes as possible. they think they have the momentum right now. >> we finally heard from clint eastwood after that empty chair speech. what did he say about that? >> reporter: he said he came up with the idea just minutes before he went on stage. and, bianna, he said it was mission accomplished for his job at the republican national convention. >> well, people are still talking about it. i guess he has a point there. reea and david, thank you so m
why does the romney camp release so many ads now? >> reporter: focus now is on intense key battleground states. and romney is likely to make history this election cycle. becoming the first challenger to outspend a sitting president. >> and, david, how worried are the administration about losing the bounced that hay had from the convention. >> reporter: they're waiting for the next polls to come out after both conventions. look for the president over the next couple of weeks,...
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yesterday romney went to his grandson's soccer game. this week he and wife ann appear on "live with kelly and michael" chatting about everything from toothpaste tubes to "the jersey shore." >> honey boo boo or snooki? >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> reporter: by the way, ann squeezes the toothpaste from the top. mitt from the bottom. why all the warm and fuzzy? because while the president also a slight lead among expected voters to win, he's running away in the likability numbers. [ playing "hail to the chief" ] >> reporter: this week the president will laugh it up on the letterman show, but does he need to? when we asked which candidate is more personable? more personable, likable, it's obama, 61-21%. who would you want to have dinner with, obama 52%-33%. who would make a more loyal friend, 50%-36%. but the real worry for romney is the question about the economy. which the obama campaign set up in a new ad. >> he keeps saying it. >> this president cannot tell us that you're better off today than when he took office. >> and here's where
yesterday romney went to his grandson's soccer game. this week he and wife ann appear on "live with kelly and michael" chatting about everything from toothpaste tubes to "the jersey shore." >> honey boo boo or snooki? >> i'm kind of a snooki fan. >> reporter: by the way, ann squeezes the toothpaste from the top. mitt from the bottom. why all the warm and fuzzy? because while the president also a slight lead among expected voters to win, he's running away in...
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and romney is likely to make history this election cycle. becoming the first challenger to outspend a sitting president. >> and, david, how worried are the obama team that that poor jobs report will eat away at any post-convention bounce they were hoping for? >> reporter: well, they're going to watch it. but they feel they came out of the convention with the momentum. they say they're ahead in every battleground state this morning. that's good news. they're waiting for the next polls to come out after both conventions. look for the president over the next couple of weeks, before the debates, to be out in those battleground states, asking voters to go vote early. they'd like to bank as many votes as possible. they think they have the momentum right now. >> reena, we finally heard from clint eastwood after that empty chair speech. what did he have to say about that? >> reporter: yeah, he spoke to a local california paper. he said he came up with the idea just minutes before he went on stage. and, bianna, he said it was mission accomplished for
and romney is likely to make history this election cycle. becoming the first challenger to outspend a sitting president. >> and, david, how worried are the obama team that that poor jobs report will eat away at any post-convention bounce they were hoping for? >> reporter: well, they're going to watch it. but they feel they came out of the convention with the momentum. they say they're ahead in every battleground state this morning. that's good news. they're waiting for the next...
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create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. ♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ♪ ♪ stand a little taller ♪ >>> in sports, you usually want your best players on the field or court. but that was not the case at this year's u.s. open. the governing body of american tennis, telling the top-ranked junior player to stay home because she was not in good enough shape to play. tanya rivero is here. good morning, tanya. >> reporter: this 16-year-old prodigy is being compared to the williams sisters. their father telling taylor townsend, she's better than they were at her age. so, she was crushed when her own coaches thought she should sit out one of the biggest tournaments of the year. this number one-ranked junior tennis player in the world said she was told she shouldn't compete in the u.s. open. why? the united states tennis association said she needed to slim down and get in better shape. >> i didn't get a definite answer on why they didn't want me to play. they just told me they felt i should work on my
create over three hundred forty thousand new jobs for virginia. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. ♪ what doesn't kill you makes you stronger ♪ ♪ stand a little taller ♪ >>> in sports, you usually want your best players on the field or court. but that was not the case at this year's u.s. open. the governing body of american tennis, telling the top-ranked junior player to stay home because she was not in good enough shape to play. tanya rivero is here. good...
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romney's 47% comment. by the way, that was the president's first visit to wisconsin in 220 days showing just how team obama is hoping to blunt any momentum that romney may gain in some of those battleground states. dan? >> good thinking. ryan may help in wisconsin. that may help. david, thank you. >>> for more let's bring in the hardest working man in news, george stephanopoulos, he's the host of abc's "this week" thanksgiving. how is that for an intro? >> i like that intro. thank you. >> so romney is saying his campaign does not need a reset. his advisers say it does. what's your verdict? >> of course, it does. >> what should he do to reset it? >> number one, he just -- do no harm strategy. he cannot afford another week defined by a gaffe knowing the press will pounce on anything that might resemble one. number two, they're doing things smartly right now, saturate the battleground states with mom because right now he's either behind or barely tied in every single battleground. he's not ahead in any one of
romney's 47% comment. by the way, that was the president's first visit to wisconsin in 220 days showing just how team obama is hoping to blunt any momentum that romney may gain in some of those battleground states. dan? >> good thinking. ryan may help in wisconsin. that may help. david, thank you. >>> for more let's bring in the hardest working man in news, george stephanopoulos, he's the host of abc's "this week" thanksgiving. how is that for an intro? >> i like...
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salt lake city, going for obama instead of romney. it's a close race as we get down to the last couple of weeks. >> david, thank you. >>> for more on this, let's go to senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the bailey beast," john avlon. thanks for coming in, john. >> good morning, guys. >> how likely is a repeat of the 2000 election? how damaging would it be for the country, given how polarized it's become? >> it would be tough because of course it would compound all of the polarization that's in our politics right now. as we know, we've been there before. and this is really premature. it is possible. it is still too soon to say. it's likely. but what we can say for certain, is this is tight. this is a photo finish we're heading to. the poll's all over the place. and it's down to the key battleground states. >> not premature to talk about monday night's debates. it's striking how impactful the debates have been this year. tens of millions of viewers. you can see the debate performances impacts in the polls shortly thereafter. monday ni
salt lake city, going for obama instead of romney. it's a close race as we get down to the last couple of weeks. >> david, thank you. >>> for more on this, let's go to senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the bailey beast," john avlon. thanks for coming in, john. >> good morning, guys. >> how likely is a repeat of the 2000 election? how damaging would it be for the country, given how polarized it's become? >> it would be tough because of...
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it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy, whatever he needs to do to achieve a short-term political goal. that does create an opening. it hasn't been exploited by the obama campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a town hall-style format? >> the president draws more energy off crowds. i think this will be a better arena for him, naturally. noneconomic domestic issues, social issues, that puts mitt romney in a tricky spot reaching towards the center. >> john avlon, we appreciate it so much. abc news will have live coverage of the second presidential debate, tuesday night, starting at 9:00 eastern, with diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. >>> and tomorrow on "this week," you'll hear from rob portman and delaware attorney general beau biden, son of the vice president, joe biden. >>> we're going to turn to "operation dotcom," the pol
it comes back to mitt romney as a flip-flopper. someone who is expedient when it comes to policy, whatever he needs to do to achieve a short-term political goal. that does create an opening. it hasn't been exploited by the obama campaign yet. this is what he said before. this is what he said now. which time was he telling the truth? >> we'll see tuesday night. >> in your opinion, who stands to benefit more from a town hall-style format? >> the president draws more energy off...
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mitt romney has canceled events at virginia beach, along the coast of virginia. and there's a chance the president's schedule may be affected, as well, as this storm comes to shore. despite that, both campaigns are displaying confidence, as we run down the days to election time. and they're playing to specific groups of voters. turn the channel, and you see the president on mtv. >> an honor. >> reporter: and" inside edition." >> this is a big show. >> reporter: the comedy shows. leno. >> i feel great. >> reporter: and the first lady on "kimmel." >> election day. election day. up and adam. >> reporter: and not just tv. ♪ this is a part of me >> reporter: a campaign event with katy perry. >> she's a wonderful young lady. >> reporter: an interview with "rolling stone" and "us weekly." the president is going hip and young. he's ahead with nearly two-thirds of those voters. but he needs them to turn out. for romney, who has co-opted the president's change slogan from four years ago -- >> what this requires is change. >> reporter: -- it's a different audience. the go
mitt romney has canceled events at virginia beach, along the coast of virginia. and there's a chance the president's schedule may be affected, as well, as this storm comes to shore. despite that, both campaigns are displaying confidence, as we run down the days to election time. and they're playing to specific groups of voters. turn the channel, and you see the president on mtv. >> an honor. >> reporter: and" inside edition." >> this is a big show. >> reporter:...
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still, rick santorum has won more states than romney. every day there's a republican contest is a day that rick -- excuse me, mitt romney is not focused on barack obama. >> let's bring in matthew dowd for more. boy, the voters just do not want this nomination fight to end. how worried should mitt romney be? >> well, it's an amazing thing, george. it's like after florida, he thought he had gotten engaged and a wedding date was set. and the voters gave him his ring back and said, we're going flto flirt with this guy from pittsburgh for awhile. i'm reminded of a song by faith hill and tim mcgraw that says forgetting everything between our rise and fall like we never loved at all. that's a terrible thing for mitt romney. >> we're going have to bring that to them later in the program. > on the other hand, mitt romney has a split opposition. he's still the front-runner, isn't he? >> he is. but he's a much more damaged front-runner now. to lose three races in one night, as you know, is a huge deal. to lose two of them by the margins he did, as
still, rick santorum has won more states than romney. every day there's a republican contest is a day that rick -- excuse me, mitt romney is not focused on barack obama. >> let's bring in matthew dowd for more. boy, the voters just do not want this nomination fight to end. how worried should mitt romney be? >> well, it's an amazing thing, george. it's like after florida, he thought he had gotten engaged and a wedding date was set. and the voters gave him his ring back and said,...
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mitt romney has done 23 this year. >> mitt romney has had more practice on the debates because of the primary campaign. we'll get to all that this morning. and a big headline overnight from secretary of state hillary clinton. for the first time, coming forward and verbally taking responsibilility for the deadly attack in liby that killed the u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. we'll hear from her in just a few moments. a big political football on capitol hill. >> absolutely. and go game-on, people. we're in the first edition of the male model for one of everybody's favorite game shows. "the price is right." >>> the big debate. >> thank you, lara. >> i cannot wait to meet rob. just 21 days to go. the pressure on the president this time. jake tapper is at hofstra where the candidates are square off. good morning, jake. >> reporter: good morning, george. president obama referred to the race as tied. but in some polls, mitt romney has a slight lead. it makes the second debate far more important than president obama could have anticipated. president obama is hunred dow
mitt romney has done 23 this year. >> mitt romney has had more practice on the debates because of the primary campaign. we'll get to all that this morning. and a big headline overnight from secretary of state hillary clinton. for the first time, coming forward and verbally taking responsibilility for the deadly attack in liby that killed the u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. we'll hear from her in just a few moments. a big political football on capitol hill....
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. >>> it's getting nasty between santorum and romney. romney is calling santorum a liberal. santorum calling romney desperate. sfwlchblgts and a bachelor bomb shell. ben pro posed to courtney. in one of the show's most shocking endings ever. lindzi is here this morning to talk to us. >>> good morning to both of you. in case you missed it, let's take another look. new information about the plaep you see there. mechanics were testing the engines when the brakes on the plane failed. there were no passengers on the plane. no delays will be caused by this. it is relief. >>> to other breaking news this morning. violent fallout from the massacre of 16 innocent civilians by a u.s. soldier. this morning, taliban violence against people visiting the site. the delicate balance of power being plunged into chaos. martha raddatz joins us with the latest. >> reporter: the u.s. has been bracing for reaction to the killings. this morning, it came in a violent outburst in the village where the massacre took place. you can hear the gunfire coming from all sides. two brothers of hamid karzai we
. >>> it's getting nasty between santorum and romney. romney is calling santorum a liberal. santorum calling romney desperate. sfwlchblgts and a bachelor bomb shell. ben pro posed to courtney. in one of the show's most shocking endings ever. lindzi is here this morning to talk to us. >>> good morning to both of you. in case you missed it, let's take another look. new information about the plaep you see there. mechanics were testing the engines when the brakes on the plane...
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with sandy bearing down, president obama and mitt romney are hopscotching through battleground states for every vote. in this down-to-the-wire race, how is it that both guys are so confident? >>> extreme shoplifting. caught on tape. look at this. a suitcase filled with $1,000 in steaks. this guy hiding items in a neck brace. how the thieves are now working in teams and making everything more expensive for you. ♪ happy birthday to you >>> and best birthday ever. we'll tell you how a mall worker managed to convince 1980s rock legend billy idol to play at his birthday party. this man went through extraordinary lengths, launching a two-year campaign to meet his idol. and we were there overnight, exclusively, for the big payoff. >>> you learn something new every morning on this broadcast. the superstorm, abc meteorologist, ginger zee, in florida this morning, tracking what could be a once-in-a-century event. we'll get to her in a moment. >> that's right. sandy is groening strength. a 900-mile behemoth storm. and for many, today is the calm before the storm. a last chance to stock up, bat
with sandy bearing down, president obama and mitt romney are hopscotching through battleground states for every vote. in this down-to-the-wire race, how is it that both guys are so confident? >>> extreme shoplifting. caught on tape. look at this. a suitcase filled with $1,000 in steaks. this guy hiding items in a neck brace. how the thieves are now working in teams and making everything more expensive for you. ♪ happy birthday to you >>> and best birthday ever. we'll tell...
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mitt romney expected to win this. is he going to have trouble down the line with his comments about firing people. david muir is in bedford with the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: robin, good morning. they're expecting a good turnout here in bedford. they're lining up at the polling stations. mitt romney holding a commanding lead heading in today. that explains the increasing scrutiny on him in the last 24 hours. that, and his own words. >> hello, ralph, it's mitt romney calling. >> reporter: this morning, he's hoping his commanding lead won't be chipped away by his own words, saying he likes to be able to fire people. his choice of words came while making a point about health insurance, saying americans should be able to drop their insurance if they're not happy with it. but fire them? >> if you don't like what they do, you fire them. i like being able to fire people that provide services to me. >> reporter: romney spent years buying and selling companies at bain capital. so talking about firing them, it's
mitt romney expected to win this. is he going to have trouble down the line with his comments about firing people. david muir is in bedford with the latest. good morning, david. >> reporter: robin, good morning. they're expecting a good turnout here in bedford. they're lining up at the polling stations. mitt romney holding a commanding lead heading in today. that explains the increasing scrutiny on him in the last 24 hours. that, and his own words. >> hello, ralph, it's mitt romney...
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romney with a slight margin. within the margin of error, showing how competitive this is. >> and very wide margin but he's struggling on taxes. >> that's right. this is a leading economic indicator in terms of polls, who do you trust to handle taxes? president obama up 10 points, 52 to 42 when democrats are leading on this issue, they win in november. when they're trailing, they lose. and here's one of the reasons, george. look at this number. is romney paying his fair share in taxes? 66% of the american people say no. they heard about romney paying only 15% rate which is all he's legally required to pay when it comes to investments. and they don't like it. the more the american people hear about romney, the more they don't like. >> and the white house is not taking anything for granted? >> they're taking nothing for granted. they know there's probably going to be another volley ahead, but this is going to be a very tight race, assuming romney is the nominee. >>> let's go to the other top stories from "world news
romney with a slight margin. within the margin of error, showing how competitive this is. >> and very wide margin but he's struggling on taxes. >> that's right. this is a leading economic indicator in terms of polls, who do you trust to handle taxes? president obama up 10 points, 52 to 42 when democrats are leading on this issue, they win in november. when they're trailing, they lose. and here's one of the reasons, george. look at this number. is romney paying his fair share in...
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it was not supposed to be this way for mitt romney. he won that state easily four years ago. >> reporter: you're right. it's not what mitt romney and his team are expecting on his home turf. as he reminds voters of his roots there, the morning headlines are reminding romney of something else -- rick santorum's surge. even in michigan. >> reporter: this morning, mitt romney is going home. michigan is where he was raised. where his father was president to american motors in the 1950s, then governor. something romney reminds voters of in this new ad. >> i remember going to the detroit auto show with my dad. that was a big deal. >> reporter: michigan won't be easy. santorum is ahead of or tied with romney in the polls. but there's another michigan hurdle here, the headlines over what romney once said about the auto makers. romney writing let general motors go bankrupt. can kiss the auto industry good-bye. the automakers have made a comeback. gm posting $8 billion in profits last year. romney is acknowledging what george asked him about mon
it was not supposed to be this way for mitt romney. he won that state easily four years ago. >> reporter: you're right. it's not what mitt romney and his team are expecting on his home turf. as he reminds voters of his roots there, the morning headlines are reminding romney of something else -- rick santorum's surge. even in michigan. >> reporter: this morning, mitt romney is going home. michigan is where he was raised. where his father was president to american motors in the 1950s,...